April EPL Fixtures – Fantasy EPL Draft

As we get into April, the EPL fixture list has been reshaped by the FA Cup semi-finals.

Fantasy EPL Draft – April EPL Fixtures

Six clubs will play twice in Double Gameweek 33 before going dark in Gameweek 34 — and among them, Brighton stand out as the most appealing, drawing Burnley at home before a very winnable double. West Ham, meanwhile, are the rare non-doubling side with a run of fixtures that could actually reward their assets — Wolves at home, Crystal Palace away, and Everton at home across the three weeks. On the flip side, Chelsea’s assets are tempting given the double, but their GW32 opener at home to Man City and then two tough matchups in GW33 can make any manager a bit cautious. And Fulham face a punishing run through April — Liverpool away, Brentford away, and Aston Villa at home — that makes even their best names difficult to trust right now.

• Start = Confidence to play them regardless OR riding the hot hand with good fixtures
• Stream/Rotate = Matchup-dependent or short-term value plays
• Bench = Roster, but don’t use, or consider dropping for better options for the month

Favorable EPL Fixtures

Brighton is the standout favorable side of the month. They host a struggling Burnley outfit in GW32 — a near-perfect warm-up fixture — before earning a double in GW33 with a trip to a shaky Spurs followed by Chelsea at the Amex. Brighton has won four of their last five, and this run is tailor-made for attacking and defensive production alike. West Ham is not a glamorous pick, but their fixture run across all three gameweeks is genuinely kind for a side fighting to stay out of trouble. Wolves at home to start, then Crystal Palace away, then Everton at the London Stadium — three beatable opponents that give their better assets a realistic floor of consistent returns.

Brighton (Burnley, @Spurs, Chelsea)

• Start: Yankuba Minteh (10.18 FP/G), Jan-Paul van Hecke (10.17 FP/G), Pascal Gross (9.94 FP/G), Diego Gomez (7.76 FP/G, Danny Welbeck (6.61 FP/G)
• Stream/Rotate: Jack Hinshelwood (5.05), Mats Wieffer (7.69 FP/G), Kaoru Mitoma (7.09 FP/G), Ferdi Kadioglu (6.46 FP/G)
• Bench: Lewis Dunk (6.72 FP/G), Georginio Rutter (5.69 FP/G), Maxim De Cuyper (5.23 FP/G)

West Ham (Wolves, @Crystal Palace, Everton )

• Start: Jarrod Bowen (9.98 FP/G), Crysencio Summerville (8.33 FP/G), Mateus Fernandes (8.03 FP/G), Konstantinos Mavropanos (7.05 FP/G),
• Stream/Rotate: El Hadji Diouf (7.54 FP/G), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.00 FP/G), Valentin Castellanos (6.30 FP/G), Tomas Soucek (5.79 FP/G)
• Bench: Pablo (4.0 FP/G), Axel Disasi (6.04 FP/G)

Tough EPL Fixtures

Chelsea have a double in GW33 and their assets are everywhere in fantasy rosters — but the month as a whole is a tough sell. They open at home to Man City in GW32, a match in which they have lost three of their last four, before their double of Man United at home and Brighton away. High ceiling in GW33, but a difficult opener and a disappearing act to close out the month. Fulham face arguably the hardest three-game stretch of any side in April. A trip to Anfield in GW32 is a brutal opener — Liverpool are winless in their last three but remain formidable at home — then they travel to Brentford in GW33, a side with excellent home form, before hosting Aston Villa in GW34. Marco Silva’s side have been quietly inconsistent in 2026, and this schedule will expose them further.

Chelsea (@Manchester City, Man United, @Brighton)

• Start: Joao Pedro (11.52 FP/G), Cole Palmer (9.96 FP/G), Pedro Neto (8.41 FP/G), Marc Cucurella (8.94 FP/G),
• Stream/Rotate: Wesley Fofana (8.62 FP/G), Moises Caicedo (6.87 FP/G), Alejandro Garnacho (6.56 FP/G), Malo Gusto (6.49 FP/G), Estevão (6.24 FP/G)
• Bench: Reece James (10.38 FP/G), Enzo Fernandez (9.97 FP/G), Trevoh Chalobah (8.82 FP/G)

Fulham (@Liverpool, @Brentford, Aston Villa )

• Start: Harry Wilson (10.38 FP/G), Raul Jimenez (8.57 FP/G), Antonee Robinson (7.75 FP/G)
• Stream/Rotate: Alex Iwobi (8.13 FP/G), Kenny Tete (8.18 FP/G), Joachim Andersen (7.16 FP/G),
• Bench: Samuel Chukwueze (7.84 FP/G), Ryan Sessegnon (6.35 FP/G), Oscar Bobb (4.89 FP/G), Emile Smith Rowe (4.21 FP/G)